The increase in reserves is mainly due to a rise in foreign currency assets that went up by $5.7 billion during the week
In the holiday-shortened week that ended Oct. 28, the rupee rose to snap a run of six weeks of declines
Currency's depreciation not a reflection of the economy, says HDFC Ltd chairman
RBI has scheduled an off-cycle meeting for November 3
So far in 2022, the Indian currency has weakened 9.9 per cent against the US dollar
Internationalisation of rupee reduces need for FX reserves
Analysts said there was an increase in the forex reserves, even as the RBI did not discontinue shielding the rupee from excessive volatility through sales of the dollar
Asks these economies to reinstate swap lines with advanced economy central banks
The rupee was last trading at 81.90, down from 81.34 in the previous session. The local unit reached a record low of 81.95 last Wednesday
Iraq's foreign exchange reserves have surpassed $87 billion, the highest level the central bank has seen since its establishment in 1947, local media reported.
RBI Monetary Policy Live update: This would be the fourth hike in the policy repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India, which is currently at 5.4%
Since the beginning of 2022, India's reserves have fallen 13.88 per cent from $633.6 billion to $545.6 billion
At the current rate, the reserves may provide cover for eight months of imports in FY23. Four months could be considered a danger mark
"It (rupee) should fall, otherwise the trade-rated exchange rate will become uncompetitive," the official said
CAD is expected to hit a decadal high of 3.8% of GDP, or $130.5 bn; to make matters worse, FDI inflows expected are on gross basis and net inflows would be much lower than $100 bn
The currency dived as much as 4.85 per cent to an unprecedented $1.0327, extending a 3.61 per cent dive from Friday, when finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng unleashed historic tax cuts
Union Power Minister R K Singh on Wednesday exuded confidence that the second version of production linked incentive (PLI-II) scheme for solar manufacturing worth Rs 19,500 crore, will help save close to Rs 1.4 lakh crore forex every year. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, approved the implementation of the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (Tranche II) on National programme on High-Efficiency Solar PV Modules', with an outlay of Rs 19,500 crore for achieving a manufacturing capacity of 65 Giga Watt (GW) scale in High-Efficiency Solar PV Modules. The government has expanded the scope under PLI-II as the domestic manufacturing capacity will also boost exports. The PLI-I for solar modules was worth Rs 4,500 crore, which was brought with intent to meet domestic requirement mainly as India has been importing solar equipment. "This (PLI-II for solar module) will lead to a saving of Rs 1.40 lakh crore saving because of domestic manufacturing. And it will also .
While economists and the Reserve Bank of India aren't ringing any alarm bells just yet, investors are watching closely given the rupee's slump to an all-time low last month
RBI's defence of the rupee cited as reason
Financial institutions will need to hold 6% of their foreign-currency deposits in reserves starting from Sept. 15, the PBOC said in a statement on Monday-- lower than the current level of 8%